MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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